Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-09

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the standing army by 5000 men.
Two deaths in Huron and one ir
Aberdeen within the last week, caused
by gas escaping from base burners.
A private soldier at Willet's Point
New York. wrote letter to the New
York Herald, in which he said the rea
son why the best soldiers deserted wa.
on account of the grinding tyratny {;
which they were subjected, and to thu
hollow sham known as courts marbial
AS soon as the letter was published thu
private soldier was arrested and locked
up to await trial.
One of the great needs of Messing.
ton Springs is convenient public wa.
tering place. At comparatively low
expense tile drain could be extended
from the Falls to some cow anient
point between the two bridges where a
public watering trough could be placed
and the overflow run again into the
brook without causing barrlcade of
ice. Or with perhaps double the ex-
pense the trough could be placed in the
street near the liberty pole. This is a
much needed improvement, and would
be nearly as highly appreciated by the
public as the grading and bridges on
main street. BY putting In tour inch
drain supply of water could be OBJ
tanned that would answer in case of
fire. Or if that is thought not feasible
smaller drain running into reser-
voir similar to a railroad water tank.
Who will be the first to move IN this
matter?
The internal revenue office of Mis-
sissippi was transferred from that
State to the Louisiana office, according
to recent order of the United States
revenue collector, Mr.. Miller. The
revenue receipts in that State have
been annually decreasing, until the
amount has become less than $4,000.
This result is due largely to prohibi-
ton, and since in tho last year several
counties have adopted prohibition,
making the average more than half,
it is thought the receipts will be still
smaller, hence the order to discontinue
the Office. Whereas the man who thinks
prohibition don't prohibit?
The Washington Sentinel, liquor
dealers organ, gives the following tes-
timony OF how well the prohibition
picnic suits them.
prohibition has destroyed every
brewery in Maine, Vermont and Kan
sas, and is now engaged in that unholy
crusade in Iowa."
In the light of the foregoing, we are
perfectly willing to go right on fur
nishing this kind of picnic" for the
friends of ruh.-Lever.
The following appears in the San
born county papers, and we publish it
as containing suggestions worthy the
attentions Of every farmer.
Letcher, Dakota, Nov. 2f, 1887.
To the Editors:
Will you be good enough to publish
this, SO that your subscribers may see
it. Several times, when further at
tempts towards a farmers union
seemed to be docking Providence in
the face some farmer in the county
has urged me to make one more effort,
and each time the impression prevailed
that the missing ingredient had been
found.
And now, being urged again to pre-
sent the matter, ] am authorized by
twenty of the best farmers in the
county to make this proposition:-If
all the farmers of the county, about
$50, will unite in q Company, oblige
themselves to act together, we will
guarantee the following results:
10 save them next year on their
crops and products, at least 500, 900;
on their implements and supplies for
one year, at least $4,000; to lend them
money on chattel security at ten per
cent per ann,um; TO furnish coal at two
dollars less rer ton than present prices:
no farmer will be called upon to pay
more than one dollar for expenses; no
money to be paid until the company is
organized ard treasurer elected and
qualified; notelection will be held I'M
til all have signed and received notice
OF meeting. -
Ii the above.results can be effected
then the poorest farmer in the county
ought to sell his last pig if necessary.
to get the dollar. Every farmer in the
county is invited to subscribe his name
at the nearest newspaper office or mott
fy the undersigned, and also make it
his duty to inform and instruct his
neighbor and urge him to act with us.
Let the farmers be warned that almost
every trader and some of thepoliticians
will denounce this movement and use
all efforts to defeat it. We implore you
to unite and try the experiment and II
it fails, the undersigned pledges him
self publicly to pay all expenses OF the
trial. All newspapers are requested to
receive The signatures OF farmers to
the following: 1--WE, tie farmers of
conyention, pursuant to, notice, for the
n,rnose of forming Il farmers "COHl-